Can anyone give the lyrics for a Spanish Civil War song Called The Rat (named Franco). It was reprinted in the People's Songs Bulletin Volume 1 Number 10 but I do not have access to this publication. I would like to add this song to those included in the Mudcat thread called Songs in English About the Spanish Civil War. If you do wish to help you could do so directly to that thread using the following link Songs in English About the Spanish Civil War or post in this thread and I will transfer it. I have done a web search hoping to find a site which gives the tune but did not find any reference to the song. If anyone could help with that or with giving any information about the creation of the song that would also be a great help.

In sunny Spain there lives a rat, A bigger rat than the biggest cat, A yellow rat, both round and fat, And the name of the rat is Franco, Franco, Franco; A yellow rat, both round and fat, And the name of the rat is Franco.

In Barcelona and Madrid, They fought and died but didn't get rid Of the lousy rat, the dirty rat, The rat by the name of Franco, Franco, Franco; The lousy rat, the dirty rat, The rat by the name of Franco.

Now this story has no end you see, It cannot end till Spain is free, And hanging from the highest tree Is the rat by the name of Franco, Franco, Franco; And hanging from the highest tree Is the rat by the name of Franco.

There were also rats in Germany, And rats in sunny Italy They went to Spain to help maintain The rat by the name of Franco, Franco, Franco; They went to Spain to help maintain The rat by the name of Franco.

Now Franco, he began to rave, Thought all of Spain he could enslave, But all the loyal people, they were brave, And they fought the rat named Franco, Franco, Franco; The loyal people, they were brave, And they fought the rat named Franco.

Copyright 1946, Harry Berlow Tune: The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night People's Song Bulletin, Volume 1, No. 10, Song #91